Happy Wednesday! Having a 3 day weekend was about the best thing I could've asked for this week, because since last Tuesday, my life has been a little rough.
It mostly continues to be normal, aside from the stress of car repairs and insurance claims, plus now I brush my teeth way more frequently. The first day or two were definitely the worst, and not even really because it hurt or anything. Honestly, my teeth always hurt with these things!
It was really difficult to take the trays off for about 4 days. I spent a lot of time crying at my reflection as I tried to move them around my million attachments. It was rough. Things like that tend to freak me out a little so it was quite a process to learn how to remove them more easily. Even now it's not super easy, but I at least have some sort of system for taking them off in 30 seconds or less.
Having to brush my teeth immediately after every meal was difficult to adjust to as well. At home it's not really a big deal, but trying to clean my teeth and trays and fit them back in secretly in the work bathroom before lunch is over has been hard.
I MEAN, everything about this has been hard! Still, a week in I already feel somewhat used to them. I still drool a lot in my sleep since my teeth are encased in plastic and often have to fight the urge to try and spit them out like gum, but everything else is starting to feel normal. I wonder if anyone else has felt that weird need to spit them out though? Sometimes when I'm about to take a shower or go to sleep I think about how tired my mouth is and how much of a relief it would be to not have anything in it, pretty much like when you have been chewing the same piece of gum for over an hour.
I also managed to break off 2 attachments in the first 48 hours, but those have since been reattached. I actually broke the case I put my trays in too, when I dropped it on the disgusting bathroom floor at work. That was really great!
I'm still happy with my decision to do this, even though an email to myself from last week with a rough draft of this post was literally nothing but complaints. And it's true, taking your trays off over your attachments does feel like you're pulling your own teeth out, but I swear it goes away. I can't say I'm cool with not eating anything but soft foods yet but I will definitely get there.
As time goes on I am sure this will be my new normal. Even now after I put the trays back on after eating I feel more...secure? I don't actually know; it just feels like they're supposed to be on my teeth now.
Hopefully I will soon be able to stop complaining. HAHA. That will never happen.
Until next week,
Recommended Listening: The entire Suicide Squad soundtrack. I'M ONLY A LITTLE ASHAMED FOR LOVING THAT MOVIE.
Thank you for sharing your journey with your Invisalign braces! I was curious about Invisalign and thinking of getting a consultation to see if I could use them. Your blog post has given me a little more insight as to what it is like to actually live with them. I hope you have adjusted to them now!
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